HOUSTON – (Dec. 6, 2017) – Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will be in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11-13 for meetings with policymakers and State Department officials and is available for interviews.

EDWARD DJEREJIAN

Djerejian, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria and to Israel and a former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, can discuss current developments in the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is available in advance of his trip as well as in Washington.

Djerejian’s career in the U.S. Foreign Service spanned the administrations of eight presidents from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton. Djerejian is a leading expert on national security, foreign policy and the complex political, security, economic, religious and ethnic issues of the Middle East and South Asia. He has played key roles in the Arab-Israeli peace process and regional conflict resolution. He is the author of “Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador’s Journey Through the Middle East.”

For more information or to schedule an interview with Djerejian, contact Jeff Falk, associate director of national media relations at Rice, at jfalk@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.

Founded in 1993, Rice University’s Baker Institute ranks among the top five university-affiliated think tanks in the world. As a premier nonpartisan think tank, the institute conducts research on domestic and foreign policy issues with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The institute’s strong track record of achievement reflects the work of its endowed fellows, Rice University faculty scholars and staff, coupled with its outreach to the Rice student body through fellow-taught classes — including a public policy course — and student leadership and internship programs. Learn more about the institute at www.bakerinstitute.org or on the institute’s blog, http://blogs.chron.com/bakerblog.